Chris Collins, president of Roy Collins Construction Company Inc., out of Cleveland was in town recently when he learned about the old Clarksdale High School building on School Street that is still vacant.

Big Spring, which is a group of seventh- through 10th-graders in the local Spring Initiative program, are spending Wednesday and Thursday in Nashville as part of their spring break in an effort to expand their horizons.

All 14 children will be participating in the High Ropes obstacle course, which is a team-building exercise.